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Jennifer McConnell- Math
Ashley Cockerham-ELA/Reading
Marianne Hudspeth-Science/SS
Blair Cobb-ELA/Reading
Heather Peck- ELA/Reading
Madalyn Sierra-Math
Kim Mitchell- ELA/Reading
Meagan Thornton-Science/SS
Chrisstina Rodriguez-ELA/Reading
Angella Harrington- Math/Sci./SS
Character trait:
Integrity
*Arrival 8:00
*Tardy 8:20(has to be in the classroom)
*Common Dissmissal-3:40
*Transportation changes must be
in writing
* One dry healthy Snack
Lanyards- Please have your students wear them daily 
-Library card
-lunch account
Planner- Should be written in daily
*all assignments are posted in all classrooms 
Expectation cards- sign daily
Flyers and invitationsOn page 18 of the Katy Student Handbook states, “ Per GKDA (Regulations),
Invitations for birthday parties or other special events are defined as non-school
related materials and may not be distributed to students at school since no other
flyers from similar groups are allowed to be directly distributed to students.”
Grades will be updated regularly
• Please sign, correct, and return any
assignment below a 75%.
• Make-up work
•
Your child will receive one day for every day missed
• They must complete graded assignments at school
We are going GREEN!
* website, newsletter, and Shafer E-Blast 
Silver communication folder: check daily
*Graded papers will come home Wed.
Grade book: Can be viewed through HAC
Planner: Your child records the assignments
for all classes every morning
•CHAMPs
•Social Contract
•Expectation card- Get signed daily
*Writing –March 29th and 30th
(writing prompt and mechanics questions each day)
*Math- May 9th
*Reading- May 10th
ELA=English Language Arts
Reading-
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Comprehension strategy focus
Reader’s workshop-differentiated
Literature circles
Reading daily 20 minutes
Fluency
vocabulary
*Writing
*Word study-(spelling)
*Writing Process
Library-weekly
*Compositions
*Journals/ISN Homework will be due on Fridays
*Editing
*Grammar
ELA –curriculum
1st 9 Weeks- Word study-ongoing
*Launching Readers’ and Writers’ workshop
*Exploring narrative texts
*Personal Narratives
2nd 9 Weeks-Word study ongoing
*Exploring expository text
Folktales , Drama, Multicultural Stories
*Exploring expository writing
*Writing imaginative stories
3rd 9 weeks-Word study ongoing
*Literary Nonfiction
*Comprehending expository text
*Poetry
*Compare/contrast Ideas across texts
*Expository writing
*Personal Narratives
*Writing process
4th 9 weeks- Word study on going
*Compare/contrast across texts
*Narrative text
*Research
*Poetry
*Literary essay
These are just reference
points of the main units of
study. Reading objectives
are ongoing throughout the
year. 
TEXAS HISTORY
*projects
*Texas Studies Weekly Newspaper
*HW due on Fridays
1st 9 weeks
Citizenship and Community Building
Regions of Texas and The U.S.
Constitution Day
American Indians
2nd 9 weeks
Texas Government and Elections
American Indians
European Influences
3rd 9 weeks
Colonization of Texas
Texas in Revolution
Texas – Annexation to Reconstruction
4th 9 weeks
Texas annexation to Reconstruction
Texas in Transition – Late 19th Century
Texas in the 20th Century
and Junior Achievement
Famous Texas and Cultural Arts
*Fact fluency-(fast facts)
*Guided Math
*Math Journal
*Workstations
*Assessment
*Problem solving
*homework due on Thusday
1st Nine-Weeks
-Place Value
-Whole Numbers and
Decimals
-Addition/subtraction
with decimals
2nd Nine-Weeks
-Multiplication and
Division
-Personal Finance
Literacy
3rd Nine-Weeks
-Algebraic
Thinking
-Fractions
-Data Analysis
-Measurement
4th Nine-Weeks
-Measurement
-Geometry
-STAAR Review
These are just reference
points of the main units of
study. Math objectives
are ongoing throughout the
year. 
*Science Journal
*Labs
*Safety methods
*HW due on Fridays
Science
1st 9 weeks
Scientific Tools/Safety
Matter and Energy
2nd 9 weeks
Force, Motion, and Energy
Earth’s Changes and Resources
3rd 9 weeks
Continue
Earth’s Changes and Resources
Earths’ Cycles and Patterns
4th 9 weeks
Organisms & Environment
Body System
Stay tuned for an email in the fall
Homework may vary slightly. Please
check the planner on a regular basis.